California Cannabis Leasing: Landlord Pitfalls
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized August 19, 2018
Entirely avoidable, fortunately. We’ve written previously about some common issues landlords run into when leasing to cannabis businesses (see links at the bottom of this article). Now that we’ve seen almost a year’s worth of emergency regulations, and the state has released its proposed final regulations, we’ve also seen... Read more
Corning opposes state cannabis regulations
CaliforniaUncategorized August 16, 2018
CORNING — The City Council voted Tuesday to oppose the Bureau of Cannabis Control’s new regulations on marijuana. The bureau proposed regulations that would limit local jurisdiction’s ability to decide on whether cannabis deliveries can be allowed in the area. This would override local regulations on cannabis. “Most jurisdictions... Read more
Glenn County drug agents eradicate nearly 2,000 marijuana plants
CaliforniaUncategorized August 16, 2018
ORLAND — Glenn County drug agents Monday raided a property south of Orland and eradicated nearly 2,000 marijuana plants, according to the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office. Ordaz Agents with the Glenn Count Interagency Narcotics Task Force, sheriff’s deputies and probation officers executed a search warrant in the 6600 block... Read more
The Reshaping of the California Weed Market
CaliforniaMarijuana Industry NewsUncategorized August 16, 2018
The California weed market is arguably one of the most successful in the world given the length it has been around as well as the sheer size of the industry. When the state decided to implement the use of recreational cannabis throughout the nation back on January 1st, everything... Read more
Marijuana taxes pick up in California but still far off target
CaliforniaUncategorized August 15, 2018
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When it comes to the taxman, California’s legal pot market is off to a sluggish start. Marijuana cultivation and excise tax collections hit $48 million between April and June, state officials announced Wednesday. That’s a jump from the prior three months but well below the... Read more
Pomona resident: City stalled marijuana initiative, lawsuit launched
CaliforniaUncategorized August 15, 2018
An attorney said Pomona purposely stalled to keep an initiative allowing marijuana businesses off the November ballot. Roger Jon Diamond, representing Pomona resident Jacqueline Dilley, one of two people who pushed for the initiative, is claiming Pomona officials attempted to stifle the process from the beginning when the petition... Read more
Santa Rosa girl who takes medical cannabis to treat seizures attends her first day of kindergarten
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaUncategorized August 15, 2018
A Santa Rosa girl who relies on cannabis-based oil to treat a rare form of epilepsy started kindergarten Monday under a court order that allows her to attend class while a judge decides whether the Rincon Valley Union School District can ban the medication from school grounds. Brooke Adams,... Read more
Outside Lands: A tour of the new marijuana-themed ‘Grass Lands’ area
CaliforniaUncategorized August 13, 2018
Outside Lands unveiled its new Grass Lands area on Aug. 10, which, according to a news release, makes it “the first major U.S. music festival to have a curated cannabis experience.” Interested parties got the chance to check out the area during Day One of the three-day festival, which... Read more
Editorial: Oroville’s cannabis pursuit is all about the money
CaliforniaUncategorized August 13, 2018
We always knew why five of the seven Oroville City Council members wanted to legalize marijuana sales in the city, but it was never explicitly explained until a council meeting on Tuesday. It’s not because they see marijuana as a wonder herb, unfairly demonized. It’s not because they believe... Read more
San Bernardino puts its cannabis business laws on November ballot
CaliforniaUncategorized August 10, 2018
San Bernardino’s commercial cannabis regulations will appear on the November ballot, a move intended to clear up two years of muck surrounding marijuana businesses in town. City leaders last week gave voters the opportunity to weigh in on rules they unanimously adopted earlier this year. Councilman John Valdivia opposed... Read more
